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My 4 year old daughter found a turtle in the yard today coming home from camp. I took some pictures that I can email. I cant figure out how to post the pictures on this forum.

She is so excited about it I could not let it go. I want to go buy the proper stuff needed to take care of the turtle. But the first step I guess would be to correctly identify the type then go from there.

Hope someone can help

Oh I live in upstate New York, near albany out in the country.

Thanks in advance for your time.

John

el_cubano_nick@msn.com

Hook me up with those pics.

but im telling you an adult wild caught turtle *WILL NOT* make a good pet.

-Nick

Why would a wild turtle not make a good pet. As long as you treat it for parasites it should be fine. I one rescued a painted turtle off the high way and he got so tame that he would eat right out of my hand. He would never bite and he would swim righ up to me when he saw me. I had him for 12 years without a problem.

Maybe so.... the first turtle i had was a wild caught and after a few months i let him go because all he would do is hide a soon as anyone walked in the room.

Pics sent.

no luck... maybe you could send again?

If its aland turtle, then in your state its completely protected. There are only four you could call "land turtles" within the parameters of any reasonable definiton and they are all in trouble in the state.
If, on the other hand it is an aquatic turtle, and it was walking across a land area, then there's a decent chance its a gravid (pregnant) female.
So before you get your hopes up too high realize that you may one of these issues to contend with.

There's also the possibility that it is some exotic (to your area) turtle which is an escaped./relesed captive.

But if you do decide to keep it, you can do no better than an outdoor pen/pond.
Bringing a wild turtle indoors and utting into a small aquarium is not uusally a sucessful prospect.

In any case the first thing you need to do is to identify it.

Feel free to send the pics to me if you like.

So what if they're protected?

Stick to the man!!!

did you mean "stick IT to the man"?

If so I guess my reaction depends upon your intent and the given laws at the time/place.

But in NY woodies and bogs and blandings and box turtles eastern muds are all in trouble and if you believe in "saving the species" and all that crap then the laws are helping.

Could you email me a picture of the turtle i am very curious as to what it is